Good Earth Food Alliance
A collaborative of west central Illinois sustainable growers and producers
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About GEFA

Through a chemical-free means of growing and by using locally-available wholesome ingredients, Good Earth Food Alliance offers:

  • fruits, vegetables and herbs
  • free range eggs
  • local honey
  • Basil's Harvest artisan breads and other products 
All GEFA growers abide by guidelines for organic production and
GEFA's own Sanitation Guidelines
What's New?
2/21/10 Newsletters
2/7/10 Our Mission
2/7/10 Grower/Producer Profiles

 

Now accepting members:

Good Earth Food Alliance 

2010 CSA

May through October, 2010, pick up your share of chemical-free fruits, vegetables, and herbs at one of four drop sites in west central Illinois.  

All foods are grown by the Good Earth Food Alliance network of farmers committed to practicing an organic means of production.  Shares may be purchased until sold out.  

How to join:

  • Read our Frequently Asked Questions web page
  • Download the CSA Agreement and complete and sign the two-page form
  • Mail to the address listed on the bottom of the form along with your full payment or deposit

 

 

 Anne's interns

 

 

Good Earth Food Alliance (GEFA) emerged from a need for small growers and producers to work collaboratively to help meet the needs of a burgeoning local food movement.  By avoiding duplication in our planting and harvesting and assisting each other through the challenges of the growing season, we aim to see more safe locally-grown food on plates throughout west central Illinois. 

 

Anne in field

 

Providers of safe, chemical-free fruits, vegetables, and herbs

 From growing watermelons for our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) members, to tiny salad greens for local restaurants, sustainable production methods are the benchmarks of the GEFA network of growers.  No synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides are ever used on GEFA fruits, vegetables and herbs.  All growers abide by our Sanitation Guidelines to ensure the produce remains free from contamination during all phases of the growing, harvesting, and packaging processes.  We are serious about keeping our food safe.

 

Leslie's tomatoesAdvocates for

Small Sustainable Farms

We are a new generation of farmers.  We aim to stay small because this keeps us sustainable and ensures our ability to make frequent contact with our soil, its bounty, and the surrounding habitats.  We are diversely educated (Who We Are) yet find our backgrounds bring a plethora of talent and experience to the meeting table.  What's more - we believe in education and seek creative ways to pass along our passions about food and our planet. 

 

Good Earth Food Alliance:
Safe, wholesome, flavorful foods.